English Conversation #1: TED -Ken Robinson, Drew Dudley

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http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

Three things he’s noticed at TED:

1.     The extraordinary evidence of human creativity present

2.     We have no idea what the future will play out like

Ex) people are perhaps so interested in education because nobody has a clue how the future will turn out; education is training for the unknown

3.     All has agreed on the enormous capacities that children have

Ex) a drawing of God

Ex) Frank sent this

Kids are not afraid of mistakes.

But they are educated out of creativity

Educational hierarchy: math & languages --> humanities --> art & music --> drama & dance

Public education is focused on head, and to one side.

The purpose of public education seems to be upbringing university professors.

It was made to meet industrialism: don’t do what won’t be your job, standards of universities.

An inflation of education is occurring à we need to radically rethink.

Three things we know about intelligence:

1.     Diversity

- we think in all senses and methods.

2.     Dynamic

- interaction within parts of the brain spark creativeity

3.     Distinct

- Gillian Lynne the choreographer

We have to rethink the fundamental principles on which we're educating our children.

http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership.html

We have made leadership something bigger and beyond us.
We devalue things that we actually can do everyday.

Lollipop moment: A student was greatly encouraged and influenced by the speaker’s simple act of making the man standing next to her hand a lollipop to her. But the speaker doesn’t remember doing that.

We need to redefine leadership about how much we create or appreciate lollipop moments.

Changing one person is changing the whole thing.